Barbara Sass

Barbara Sass-Zdort (14 October 1936 – 2 April 2015) was a Polish film and theatre director, screenwriter. In 1975, she graduated from the National Film School in Łódź.

She received numerous awards, including FIPRESCI Prize (1980,1996), Prize for Best Debut Director at the Polish Film Festival (1980), and the Krzysztof Kieślowski Beyond Borders Award for Best Feature at the New York Polish Film Festival (2012).

She was married to the cinematographer Wiesław Zdort.

Selected filmography

• 1980 - Bez miłości (Without Love)
• 1981 - Debiutantka (Debutante)
• 1982 - Krzyk (Scream)
• 1993 - Pajęczarki (SpiderWomen)
• 1995 - Pokuszenie (Temptation)
• 1999 - Jak narkotyk (Like a Drug)
• 2011 - W imieniu diabła (In the Name of the Devil)